John 3:10:6John.3.10.W6TAB

Σὺ

sy

You

Transliteration
SY
Extended
sy
IPA
/sy/

Meaning by language

English
You

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    SY

  2. sentence

    a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI SY EI ho di-DA-ska-los tou is-ra-ÊL KAI TAU-ta OU gi-NÔ-skeis

Exegesis

The next clause turns sharply on the emphatic pronoun sy {Σὺ | Sý} ‘you’, placed before the copula ei {εἶ | eî} to spotlight the addressee and create contrast between status and understanding.

In contextJohn 3:10

Jesus answered him and said, "You are the teacher for Israel, yet these things remain unknown to you?"

About this coordinate

John 3:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 3:10, so the Greek word Σὺ (sy) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.3.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.10.W6.S1) and character.